Spencer Steer hit a two-run home run to help the Cincinnati Reds snap a six-game home losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Reds starter Nick Lodolo (3-2) gave up six hits and one run in six innings. The southpaw walked two and struck out four in 97 pitches as Cincinnati salvaged the finale of the three-game series.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati closer Emilio Pagan gave up a run in the ninth before nailing down his seventh save. It was his second outing since coming off the IL with a hamstring strain. The right-hander’s last save chance was May 4 and his last save was April 17.<\/p>\n
Orioles starter Kyle Bradish (5-9) gave up five hits and three runs while coming up one out short of a complete game. The right-hander walked one and struck out five in 106 pitches.<\/p>\n
Bradish was perfect through four innings, before the Reds touched him for two runs in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Eugenio Suarez led off with a walk. Steer fell behind 0-2 before working the count full.<\/p>\n
He then launched an opposite-field homer to right-center to get the Reds on the board.<\/p>\n
Bradish pitched into the eighth for the third time this season and induced a season-high 11 groundouts.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lodolo scattered four hits through the first five innings to keep the Orioles scoreless.<\/p>\n
Baltimore broke through in the sixth when Taylor Ward nailed a one-out double.<\/p>\n
He went to third on a groundout by Pete Alonso and scored when Coby Mayo singled to cut the Orioles\u2019 deficit to 2-1.<\/p>\n
The Orioles then loaded the bases in the inning when Tyler O\u2019Neill and Leody Taveras walked, but Lodolo ended the threat by striking out Jeremiah Jackson.<\/p>\n
The Reds scored an insurance run in the eighth. Edwin Arroyo singled with one out and went to second on a wild pitch. Bradish struck out Elly De La Cruz, and Orioles manager Craig Albernaz elected to leave Bradish in to see if he could finish the eighth.<\/p>\n
Sal Stewart, however, ripped a double inside the third base line to score Arroyo and give the Reds a two-run lead.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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